BMB Seminars: Fall 2020/Spring 2021
Seminars will be held in WebEx unless noted otherwise
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| September 18 | Kebin Liu, PhD Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Augusta University Title: The contrasting function of NF-kB1 in tumor suppression and immune evasion |
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| September 25 | Clive Slaughter, PhD Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, AU/UGA Medical Partnership Title: Learning about Race in Medical School |
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| October 9 | Amy Baldwin, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, AU/UGA Medical Partnership Title: HPV-associated disease and cancer prevention |
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| November 6 | Kenneth Rosenthal, PhD Professor of Immunology, AU/UGA Medical Partnership Title: The contrasting function of NF-kB1 in tumor suppression and immune evasion |
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| November 13 | Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD Associate Professor of Immunology Title: Antibody responses to viral infections and vaccines |
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| December 4 | Muthusamy Thangaraju PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, AU Title: Role of GPR109A in regulation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease |
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| January 22 | Waaqo Daddacha, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, AU Title: SAMHD1's dual function in DNA damage repair and dNTP regulation: a potential therapeutic target for malignant glioma |
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| January 29 | Baoan Ji, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic Title: Key Ras Signaling in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis |
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| February 5 | Yingzi Cong, PhD Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch Title: Microbiota-derived metabolites in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis |
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| February 26 | Nahid Mivechi, PhD Direc tor, CMCR & CV, Professor, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Cancer Center Title: The HSF1-Mediated Cross-Talk Between Protein Homeostasis and Cellular Bioenergetics in Metabolic Diseases and Cancer |
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| March 5 | Honglin Li, PhD Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, AU Title: TBA |
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| March 12 | Arun Sreekumar, PhD Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine Title: TBA |
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| March 19 | Daitoku Sakamuro, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, AU Title: Identification of a new Achilles Heel of MYC-driven, cisplatin-resistant cancer cells in vitro |
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| March 26 | Simon Hayward, PhD Jean Ruggles Romoser Chair of Cancer Research University of Chicago Title: Inflammation in BPH. A Putative Driver, and a Potential Therapeutic Target |
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| April 2 | Nagendra Singh, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, AU Title: Ufbp1 in biology of antibody secreting cells/plasma cells |
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| April 23 | Manuela Bartoli, PhD Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, AU Title: MicroRNAs and ischemic retinopathies: Beyond Gene Expression |
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| May 28 | Louis Justement, PhD President, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Director, Undergraduate Immunology Program Director, GBS Immunology Theme Title: TBA |
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| June 4 | John Klement, PhD MD Student, Dept. of Medicine, AU Title: TBA |
